The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
By: Tore Skeie
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the st…
Want to Read $ 9.99If you liked the medieval plot in The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire by Tore Skeie , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
By: Dan Jones
4.27
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Dan Jones's The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- british literature
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
"Rebels depend on willful gullibility."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Extravagance was a political necessity."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
2. The Norman Conquest
By: Marc Morris
4.62
Format: None pages,
An epic tale, with violence at its heart, and a triumph of narrative history. The Norman Conquestst… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Marc Morris's The Norman Conquest book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- british literature
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
3. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
By: Tamim Ansary
3.87
Format: 144 pages,
We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civil… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tamim Ansary's Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
4. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
By: Dan Jones
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Dan Jones's The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
5. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
By: Richard Miles
3.00
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Richard Miles's Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
6. The Anglo-Saxon World
By: Nicholas J. Higham , None
4.26
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Rom… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Nicholas J. Higham's The Anglo-Saxon World book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
7. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Dan Jones's Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
8. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
By: Neil Price
4.18
Format: 656 pages, Hardcover
The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples.… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Neil Price's Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
"The Viking mind is far away from us today, but occasionally just about tangible."-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
"Free will existed, but exercising it inevitably led to becoming the person you always, really, had been."-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
"History is nothing if not a suppositional discipline, sometimes akin to a sort of speculative fiction of the past."-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
"There is a sense in which this viewpoint is looking through the wrong end of the historical telescope, defining (and often judging) a people solely by the consequences of their actions rather than th…"-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
9. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Marc Morris's The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066 book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- british literature
- historical
- anglo saxon
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
10. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
By: Cat Jarman
4.06
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Cat Jarman's River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
11. Amerikansk karmageddon. Tanker om mitt fordømte fedreland
By: Thomas Seltzer
4.39
Format: 509 pages, Hardcover
"Amerika. For meg er det et av de aller største ordene som finnes. Det er helt der oppe med andre g… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thomas Seltzer's Amerikansk karmageddon. Tanker om mitt fordømte fedreland book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
By: Eleanor Parker
4.17
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seaso… read more
Want to Read $ 13.39Similar categories in Eleanor Parker's Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- british literature
- historical
- anglo saxon
- nonfiction
- medieval
- audiobook
"A man cannot grow wise before he has had his share of winters in the world."-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"Whatever one thing we give to God's needy for the sake of his love, he will repay us for it a hundredfold in the life to come."-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"In a time of ecological crisis, Anglo-Saxon poems which recognize how fundamentally we are connected to the rhythms of nature - how dependent we are on the well-being of the earth, how grateful we sh…"-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"The cycle of the seasons, to which poets have so often turned as a reminder that nothing in this world is stable, is in fact one of the great constants in life. In some ways, the thousand years or mo…"-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
13. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Eckart Frahm's Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
By: Camilla Townsend
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingd… read more
Want to Read $ 9.00Similar categories in Camilla Townsend's Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Letters and diaries sometimes bring us close to grand moments or touching scenes in the history of Euro-Americans, but harkening back to the thoughts and feelings of the less powerful, we meet only s…"-Camilla Townsend, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
15. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy
By: Philip Freeman
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Han… read more
Want to Read $ 17.99Similar categories in Philip Freeman's Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- european history
- audiobook
16. The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe
By: Martyn Rady
4.13
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world hist… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Martyn Rady's The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
17. The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
By: Hana Videen
4.26
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful, and downright baffling words from … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Hana Videen's The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- historical
- anglo saxon
- nonfiction
- medieval
- audiobook
"For some reason, the ball-biting beaver doesn't live on in modern fiction like Aslan the lion or Fawkes the phoenix."-Hana Videen, The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
18. The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
By: Tore Skeie
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the st… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- biography
- history
- british literature
- historical
- anglo saxon
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
19. Maskiner som tenker
By: Inga Strümke
4.27
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
«AI – teknologien som vil revolusjonere vår hverdag.» Hvor raskt går utviklingen av kunstig intelli… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Inga Strümke's Maskiner som tenker book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100–1300
By: Catherine Hanley
4.20
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Catherine Hanley's Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100–1300 book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- history
- british literature
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- european history
- medieval
- audiobook
21. The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen
By: Don Hollway
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
King Harald III (called Hardrada, or "Hard Ruler") of Norway was a real-life fantasy hero who burst… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Don Hollway's The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen book and Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
- biography
- history
- british literature
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
- audiobook
